Naw, they’re working on that ebike.
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Naw, they’re working on that ebike.
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Yeah its a absolute mess there the saga never ends with bikes stacked up out the door waiting for parts .... half them they don't know whats wrong with them.
While it’s certainly anecdotal, I’ve hit 6,543 miles on mine in 7.5 months with no issues.
Phew, I’m sure glad I beat the odds so far!!
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if they release an e motorcycle Im signing up immediately...
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My next car/SUV will likely be electric, but not my motorcycle.
Never say never
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Is that an artist render or something official? I'd be surprised if they used the Zero name since there's already a Zero electric motorcycles thing...but Italians.
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As someone who has owned an electric motorcycle (Energica Ego), it wasn't that great. I mean, on paper, it's the perfect machine. Tons of torque, virtually no maintenance at all, very little that can go wrong or break, extremely consistent performance, the list goes on.
But it just wasn't fun to ride. You learn real quick why people in Teslas aren't using launch control from every stoplight. It's super exciting and awesome the first few times, but then it just gets old and boring. With cars, people get off on giving passengers rides and seeing their reactions, not possible on a motorcycle really.
Once the fun of the instant massive torque wears off, you're left with a bike that has no character and just does everything you want it to do without fault. Like I said, sounds great on paper, but riding motorcycles is about the experience, and electrics just don't provide any kind of experience.
Honestly I might consider an electric in the future as a track bike, because then the act of riding on track covers any lack of character from the machine. I would have loved to rip the Ego around on track, but the charging infrastructure just isn't there. On normal 120V outlets you can manage most sessions of the day, but you're gonna miss a few just sitting there charging.
But it just wasn't fun to ride. You learn real quick why people in Teslas aren't using launch control from every stoplight. It's super exciting and awesome the first few times, but then it just gets old and boring. With cars, people get off on giving passengers rides and seeing their reactions, not possible on a motorcycle really.
Once the fun of the instant massive torque wears off, you're left with a bike that has no character and just does everything you want it to do without fault. Like I said, sounds great on paper, but riding motorcycles is about the experience, and electrics just don't provide any kind of experience.
Honestly I might consider an electric in the future as a track bike, because then the act of riding on track covers any lack of character from the machine. I would have loved to rip the Ego around on track, but the charging infrastructure just isn't there. On normal 120V outlets you can manage most sessions of the day, but you're gonna miss a few just sitting there charging.
We’ll for me and it’s only “for me” you just described every modern day Superbike. A massive pile of electronic gadgetry, wings, multi media centers, auto shifting, telemetry downloads bla bla. I don’t see much difference. That’s why I build and why my next creation is a rearward departure. I’d rather have something unique and mechanical not all that plastic garbage, cheap electrical components and a bunch of utter nonsense in gizmos. Again, just for me. I’d rather have something like this, something minimal, something your not going to see 10 of on a Saturday afternoon.
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Endo are those your personal builds?
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LOL hell no, I wish. Roland Sands built 2 of them and Rudy at Thornton built the other. I am however inspired by these for what I am building.
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Ok gotcha— I’m with you— I find the mechanical aspects of bikes more fascinating and appealing than the electronic aspects- especially if they insulate the rider too much.
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Wow that Indian is amazing. If I had time to do that I most certainly would. I love building stuff. Right now my free time is riding time and I'd rather do that.
Winter is coming - let's see. Maybe I'll get some tweaks in.
So Panigale 2022? hahaa - We're almost there finally.
Winter is coming - let's see. Maybe I'll get some tweaks in.
So Panigale 2022? hahaa - We're almost there finally.
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wsbk is more relevant...
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Meaning what? Not an insult, just looking to understand.
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None taken. Just that what they do for WSBK has more relevance to the v4 family than the last two Motogp constructor championships that Ducati referenced in the intro video. It's cool that they've done that but that tech is several years away from a dealer...
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